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Shery (Kurt T.) High (Continuation)

Public Grades 9-12

2063^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 5% of California high schools

Summary

Shery (Kurt T.) High (Continuation) is a small public high school in Torrance, California, serving grades 9-12 as part of the Torrance Unified School District. As a continuation high school, it typically serves students who are at risk of not graduating or have fallen behind in their studies.

Shery (Kurt T.) High (Continuation) significantly underperforms compared to the district and state averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 8.16% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, and 0% were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 68.24% and 61.49% for the district, respectively. The school also has lower graduation rates, ranging from 57.9% to 96.1% over the past few years, and higher dropout rates, ranging from 0.6% to 13.2%, compared to the district's average of around 86% and 8%, respectively. Additionally, Shery (Kurt T.) High (Continuation) has significantly higher chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 9.1% to 68.6%, compared to the district's average of around 20%.

Interestingly, the school's performance is significantly worse than the other high schools in the Torrance Unified School District, such as South High and Torrance High, which rank in the top 15% and top 20% of California high schools, respectively. Despite spending significantly more per student, ranging from $19,674 to $31,471 per year, compared to the district's average of around $17,000 per student, the academic outcomes at Shery (Kurt T.) High (Continuation) do not reflect a commensurate improvement. These challenges suggest that a more targeted and comprehensive approach may be needed to support the specific needs of this student population and improve their educational outcomes.

119

Students ?

16.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$31,471

Per pupil spending ?

73.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2600 Vine St.
Torrance, CA 90501-4330

(310) 533-4440

District: Torrance Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

62.2%

African American:

12.6%

White:

10.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 53rd percentile in 2013 → 5th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (5% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the California average (53% vs 88%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school5%

District avg62%

California avg41%

2,063^rd of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 18 pts since 2015

From bottom 22% (2015) to bottom 5% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 5High Schools in the Torrance Unified

204^th of 1,543Torrance Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.1	2063 of 2162	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.4	1776 of 2159	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.5	2010 of 2170	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.1	1764 of 2123	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.4	1717 of 2133	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.7	1641 of 2017	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	13.9	1627 of 2021	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	16.5	1580 of 2039	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	16.6	1550 of 1994	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	36.9	1141 of 2426	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	35.3	1175 of 2354	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	18.5	1694 of 2367	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	32.9	1200 of 2281	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	46.2	847 of 2238	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	20.3	1527 of 2117	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	33.1	1060 of 2063	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	14.3	1673 of 1968	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	31.3	1013 of 1901	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	23.0	1158 of 1653	29.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	43.6	395 of 941	58.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	7.4	1856 of 1906	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.6	1839 of 1915	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.7	1736 of 1915	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.8	1686 of 1858	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.6	1653 of 1833	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.7	1515 of 1760	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	7.2	1875 of 1900	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.8	1503 of 1902	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.2	1783 of 1917	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.1	1736 of 1861	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.7	1449 of 1814	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.1	1503 of 1742	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.5	1952 of 2013	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.7	1908 of 2026	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.0	1831 of 2030	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.6	1612 of 1943	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.9	1627 of 1937	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.2	1507 of 1862	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	7.9	1882 of 1942	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.6	1519 of 1948	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.3	1865 of 1963	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.5	1542 of 1916	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.5	1583 of 1880	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.7	1512 of 1834	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	22.0	955 of 1204	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	3.1	1162 of 1173	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2019)58th percentile+39 vs school

White (2022)21st percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)1st percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy8%-41 vs state

Science6%-27 vs state

Mathematics0%-37 vs state

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Schools Near Shery (Kurt T.) High (Continuation)

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Shery (Kurt T.) High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	2600 Vine St.	Torrance	90501	Los Angeles County	Torrance Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 533-4440	119	7	16.1	73.1%	13 (10.9%)	15 (12.6%)	74 (62.2%)	7 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.2%)	5 (4.2%)	9.1	2063^rd of 2162 public high schools	4.6%		16.4	1776^th of 2159 public high schools	17.7%	287	4.0		5.7	8.2	8.2	0.0	0.0	$31,471	$230	$31,241
Southern California Regional Occupational Center	Public	10-12	2300 Crenshaw Blvd.	Torrance	90501	Los Angeles County	Southern California Regional Occupational Center	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(310) 224-4289	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Gene Drevno Community Day	Public	7-12	2291 West Washington Ave.	Torrance	90501	Los Angeles County	Torrance Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 972-6962	12	2	6.0	41.7%	5 (41.7%)	1 (8.3%)	6 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)								$55,273	$00	$55,273
Torrance High	Public	9-12	2200 Carson St.	Torrance	90501	Los Angeles County	Torrance Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 533-4396	1,879	75	25.0	36.4%	281 (15.0%)	81 (4.3%)	833 (44.3%)	518 (27.6%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.3%)	158 (8.4%)	85.6	298^th of 2162 public high schools	86.2%		86.7	286^th of 2159 public high schools	86.8%	12	41.5	6.7	40.5	79.8	79.8	51.3	51.3	$16,482	$522	$15,960
Nathaniel Narbonne Senior High	Public	9-12	24300 Western Ave.	Harbor City	90710	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 257-7100	1,549	80	19.3	84.0%	47 (3.0%)	283 (18.3%)	1,067 (68.9%)	87 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (1.7%)	39 (2.5%)	54	950^th of 2162 public high schools	56.1%		60.5	756^th of 2159 public high schools	65.0%	194	21.7	16.7	21.6	56.9	56.9	28.7	28.7	$21,603	$4,633	$16,970
Humanities and Arts (HARTS) Academy of Los Angeles	Public	9-12	24300 South Western Ave.	Harbor City	90710	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 257-4300	296	19	15.3	80.7%	19 (6.4%)	59 (19.9%)	190 (64.2%)	11 (3.7%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.4%)	9 (3.0%)	64.3	700^th of 2162 public high schools	67.6%		48.4	1047^th of 2159 public high schools	51.5%	347	26.2		25.0	59.0	59.0	39.3	39.3	$22,326	$3,664	$18,662
George S. Patton Continuation	Public	9-12	24514 South Western Ave.	Harbor City	90710	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 257-4740	37	3	12.0	94.6%	1 (2.7%)	10 (27.0%)	23 (62.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (8.1%)								(n/a)			6.7					$48,847	$7,392	$41,455
South High	Public	9-12	4801 Pacific Coast Hwy.	Torrance	90505	Los Angeles County	Torrance Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 533-4352	1,734	74	23.5	22.4%	460 (26.5%)	33 (1.9%)	407 (23.5%)	659 (38.0%)	4 (0.2%)	6 (0.3%)	165 (9.5%)	92.4	157^th of 2162 public high schools	92.7%		93.6	142^nd of 2159 public high schools	93.4%	15	56.1	45.0	55.6	75.6	75.6	61.0	61.0	$17,292	$549	$16,743
Eagle Tree Continuation	Public	9-12	22628 South Main St.	Carson	90745	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 549-0970	18	2	9.2	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	4 (22.2%)	13 (72.2%)	1 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9.9	2023^rd of 2162 public high schools	6.4%					(n/a)				14.3	14.3	0.0	0.0	$57,423	$12,201	$45,222
Carson Senior High	Public	9-12	22328 South Main St.	Carson	90745	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 847-6000	1,407	76	18.5	87.7%	47 (3.3%)	238 (16.9%)	808 (57.4%)	203 (14.4%)	3 (0.2%)	40 (2.8%)	67 (4.8%)	66	673^rd of 2162 public high schools	68.9%		49.6	1004^th of 2159 public high schools	53.5%	331	30.0		30.3	63.3	63.3	33.8	33.8	$21,297	$3,813	$17,484

Frequently Asked Questions about Shery (Kurt T.) High (Continuation)

What district is Shery (Kurt T.) High (Continuation) in?

Torrance Unified

What is the racial makeup of Shery (Kurt T.) High (Continuation)?

Students at Shery (Kurt T.) High (Continuation) are 62% Hispanic, 13% African American, 11% White, 6% Asian, 4% Pacific Islander, 4% Two or more races.

How many students attend Shery (Kurt T.) High (Continuation)?

In the 2024-25 school year, 119 students attended Shery (Kurt T.) High (Continuation).

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Shery (Kurt T.) High (Continuation) ranks in the bottom 4.6% of California high schools.

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